Suggested Routine - iPhone App

marathonic

What do you think of the following workout which is one of the Standard Workouts in a new iPhone App that I bought - this workout is specified for beginner fat burning? It seems like there's a lot in it for day one and you'd be at least 2 hours in the gym.


Day 1

Cross Trainer Warm-Up
Barbell Bench Press
Dumbbell Fly
Wide Overhand Pullup
One-arm Row
Twisting Shoulder Press
Barbell Front Raise
Dumbbell Biceps Curl
EZ-bar lying triceps extension
Beginner Squat
Machine Leg Press
Dumbell Reverse Lunge
Seated Calf Raise
Swiss Ball Crunch
Cycling Cool-Down


Day 2

Treadmill


Day 3

Cross Trainer Warm-Up
Dumbbell Bench press
Machine Chest Fly
Cable Seated Close Row
Medicine Ball Woodchopper
Dumbbell Rear Delt Row
Concentration Dumbbell Curl
Cable Neutral Triceps Pushdown
Leg Extension
Leg Curl
Hip Adduction
Crunch Twist
Cycling Cooldown

cmyk

marathonic wrote: »

What do you think of the following workout which is one of the Standard Workouts in a new iPhone App that I bought -

Terrible, for too many reasons to go into. (as I don't have the time right now). I'll re-visit this later though with some better input if others haven't in the meantime. Ditch the app though.

marathonic

cmyk wrote: »

Terrible, for too many reasons to go into. (as I don't have the time right now). I'll re-visit this later though with some better input if others haven't in the meantime. Ditch the app though.

I was thinking that it was terrible..... I wouldn't say 'ditch the app' though. The interface seems excellent and it allows you to track progress, etc.

I'd probably just need to make a custom workout as opposed to using one of the standard ones.

Brian?

What the Jaysus is a beginner squat?

marathonic

briankeating wrote: »

What the Jaysus is a beginner squat?

lol... the app has 700+ excercises included so it calls the squats a variation of names. What it refers to as a beginner squat is just the squat with dumbbells by your side.

gymsoldier

marathonic wrote: »

I was thinking that it was terrible

So youre not going to do it? Thank god

marathonic

gymsoldier wrote: »

So youre not going to do it? Thank god

No I'll not be bothering it.

At the moment, I've got a pretty crap routine (cardio and then all machine weights). However, when I'm able, I'm going to book a personal trainer to show me the lifts and do Starting Strength or a similar routine. This should be late May hopefully.

This will tie in nicely because my current routine is effective enough for my current goal of losing weight (25lb down/about 10lb to go). I'd like to be at my target weight before starting Starting Strength so that I can go on a calorie surplus without worry - I don't mind putting on fat during the program as long as I don't start it with excessive fat.

Starting this morning, I'm adding in pushups and situps. I'm going to follow this plan http://hundredpushups.com/week2.html using column 2 for the pushups and column 1 for the situps.

There's no point changing my gym routine from one bad one to another so I figure it's best to wait for now - but figure the pushups and situps will be a good complementary routine even after my gym routine changes.

I'd also like to add pullups/chinups but am not strong enough yet.

gymsoldier

marathonic wrote: »

I'd also like to add pullups/chinups but am not strong enough yet.

Assited Pullups, or Negatives will quickly improve your strenght in the excercise.

mrpink6789

Hey man,

Why wait for a personal trainer to show you the lifts? Have a look at some youtube videos and start off with the bar ont he squats to get the techniqe right. Just ask an ordinary lad in the gym to see if you are doing it right, thats what I did. Most people in the gym will help you out for a few minutes.

The pull ups and chin ups will come in time once you start getting stronger. Like said above start with negatives.

I think you are overthinking your routine and looking too far in to the future which is what might be holding you back from just picking something and starting off.